Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-17


give away; and that am over twenty-one
years of age. therefore make application to
-, druggist. for said Hquor
/ 49,. Applicant.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to be-
fore me, this - day of
| Pharmacist.
And such druggist may sell Intoxicating
liquors for mechanical and scientific purposes
only upon the written or printed affidavit OF the
fapplicant, setting forth the particular purpose
| for which such liquor is required. the kind and
quantity desired. that it is not intended to be
| used as a beverage, nor to sell, nor to give
! away, and it is intended only for his own use,
and that the applicant is over twenty-one years
OF age, such affidavit shall be in the following
| form:
| Date -. No. -.
| State of Kansas, County of -. S.:
| l. the undersigned. do solemnly swear that my
real name is -; that I reside at -,-
| County, State OF -, that - OF - Is re-
Quired by myself to be used for -; that it is
not intended for beverage. nor to sell nor
to give away. and that 1 am over twenty-one
| years of age. Therefore make application to
- druggist for said liquor.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to be-
| fore me. this - day OF -.
And there shall be but one sale and one de-
! livery on any one anidavit but no druggist shall
| permit the drinking on his premises. nor in any
| apartment connected Herewith and under his
control. any Of the Intoxicating liquors pur-
chased by affidavit or otherwise: Provided such
druggist shall be permitted to sell any of the
liquors mentioned herein, in quantities not less
than one gallon to any other druggist within
the State holding permit as provided in this
act. The affidavitS provided for in this section
shall be made before the pharmacist or assist
ant pharmacist making sale of such liquors, up
on proper printed blanks which it is hereby
made the duty of the county clerk of the county
in which such sales made to furnish to
such druggists at q cost equal to the actual and
~ m
shall be in series of 100 each, numbered from
one to 100 consecutively, and bound in book
form, each series being of uniform style through
out, except that nc two of the blanks OF the
same series shall be of the same number. 1t
shall be the duty of the county clerk
to indorse each such book with the date of de-
livery and to whom made, to sign such indOrse- |
ment, and attest the same with his official seal,
and to keep tSo exact printed copies, except as
to numbers of the blanks OF each series, one OF
which shall be fled in this ONCE, and one in the
probate judges office; he shall also keep a
record of the series and of the number of each
series, of such blanks furnished to each drug
gst, and shall, within ten days after the same
are delivered to such druggist, file copy there |
OF, together with whole copy of the blank afi- |
davits, in the office OF the probate judge OF his
county. For such services the county clerk |
shall be entitled to fee of twenty-five cents |
for each series of blanks furnished, to be paid
by the druggist obtaining such blanks. All |
pharmacists and assistant pharmacists are |
purposes OF this act, and no such affidavit shall |
be received by any pharmacist or assistant |
pharmacist until it shows on its face that ii has
been properly subscribed and sworn to by the |
applicant. The afiidavits provided for m this !
section shall be retained by the druggist In the 1
original book FORM and on or before the first |
day of each month shall, together with !
the AFFIDAVIT OF such druggist that the |
liquors therein mentioned are all of the |
Intoxicating liquors sold by him during the |
month except the liquors sold to other drug |
gists, be filed in the office of the probate |
judge who issued his permit, where they shall |
be safely kept for the period of two years from |
the date of the filing. Before said affidavit |
shall be received or filed by said probate judge,
he shall make strict examination OF the copies /
Of atfsdayits and record of numbers thereof fur
nished him by the county clerk and ascertain |
whether such druggist has returned all affida-
Wits furnished him in blank by the county clerk,
and if any such affidayit or blank is missing,
said probate judge shall require the druggist to |
file instead thereof his affidavit showing as |
near as he can what has become of such affida- |
Wit or blank. And any person having permit |
to sell intoxicating liquors under the provisions |
OF this act shall each month. at the time he files
the affidavit herein provided for, also file with |
the probate judge an affidavit setting forth the |
amounts and kinds of liquors, as nearly as can |
be done. which such person or firm of which he |
is a member has on hand on the day such aft |
davit is made, well as the amount and kinds /
OF liquors he has purchased or procured during |
the preceding month, and the name or the names !
OF the persons, companies or corporations and |
their place of doing business, from whom and |
the dates on which said liquors were purchased |
or procured. For each series of affidavits filed |
under the provisions of this act the probate |
Judge shall collect $3.50 from the druggist filing
the same, or the proper proportionate part |
thereof for the number fled which shall be paid
BY him on the first day of each month into the |
county treasury for the benefit of the general |
| county fund. The probate judge shall receive |
no fees FOR his services under this act, except |
Il ID
habitants IN such county, the number to be de- |
termined by the last annual census return of |
such county, but in no case shall such salary !
exceed. IN the aggregate the sum of $1,000 per |
annum, to be paid by the county commissioners |
rs other salaries. Every person whose affidavit |
so made for the purpose of obtaining intoxicat-
ing liquors shall be false in any material matter,
shall be deemed guilty OF perjury, and shall be
! punished by confinement and hard labor for a
| period not exceeding two years, or by confine-
| ment in the county jail not less than
six months Any person who shall cub
| scribe any name or character other Ian
! his own name to any affidavit for the
purpose OF obtaining irtoxcating liquors as pro-
vided herein, shall be deemed guilty of forgery
in the fourth degree, and punished therefor as
now provided by law for forgery in such degree.
Any person who shall sell or furnish any intoxi-
eating liquors obtained by him upon affidavit
or certificate to others as n beverage, or shall
use the same as beverage, shall be deemed
guilty of q misdemeanor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be punished by fine of not less
than 500 nor more than $500. and by imprison-
ment in the county jail not less than thirty days
| nor more than ninety days Every such drug
| gist shall keep book wherein shall be recorded,
| daily ali sales OF Intoxicating liquors made by
him or his employees. showing the name and
residence OF the Purchaser the kind and guam
tity OF the liquor sold, the purpose for which it
was sold and tho date OF the sale. Such record
and AFFIDAVIT shall be open for the inspection of
the public q. all reasonable times during busi-
ness hours. and any person so desiring may
| take memoranda or copies thereof.
Section 8. That section 9, chapter 12S. OF the
| laws OF 1881 as amended By section6 @, of chapter
14a, of the laws OF 1855, be amended so as to